It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read First Flight by T. A. Heppenheimer
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An aviation expert uncovers the brilliance behind the first successful flight of an engine-powered plane In the centennial year of the Wright Brothers' first successful flight, acclaimed aviation writer T. A. Heppenheimer reexamines what Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved. In First Flight, he debunks the popular assumption that the Wrights were simple mechanics who succeeded by trial and error, demonstrating instead that they were true engineering geniuses. Heppenheimer presents the background that made possible the work of the Wrights and examines the work of Samuel P. Langley, a serious...
First Flight by T. A. Heppenheimer is 394 pages long, and a total of 100,076 words.
This makes it 133% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 6 minutes to read First Flight aloud.
First Flight is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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